Foster Grandparent Program
The Foster Grandparent Program brings multi-generational learning to the classroom! Highly trained, vetted and reliable older adult volunteers become ‘classroom grandparents’ in school settings, acting as tutors and mentors for students. Helping students Love to Learn!
Foster Grandparents create meaningful relationships with children in one-on-one and small group settings to help children reach academic benchmarks, in person or on-line.
Decades of outcome measurements in Idaho schools show children working with Foster Grandparent volunteers:
Demonstrate gains in school readiness
Develop healthy behaviors and attitudes in educational settings
Improve academic performance (literacy, writing, math, etc.)
Improve social and emotional skills
Volunteers may serve in Ada, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Owyhee and Boise Counties in Idaho. Many Foster Grandparents serve in schools near their homes, and become the school grandparent for years to come!
To find out more about Foster Grandparent Volunteers for your school, contact Asia Miller at amiller@jannus.org or 208-947-4280
To become a FGP volunteer, click here.
Crimson Point Elementary School Kuna Idaho
Some activities Foster Grandparents may perform:
Model appropriate behaviors and skills
Play games
Teach manners and social skills
Encourage and praise students for their efforts and successes
Tutor basic skills depending on grade level, from recognizing colors, to simple math, to geography lessons!
Assist with specific reading, math or other learning activities assigned by the teacher
Reinforcing lessons taught by teachers
Helping a child to follow directions and accomplish work
Clarifying or translating group instructions to individual students
